Dreams of Tomorrow

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Dreams of Tomorrow
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Studio album by
Released1983
Recorded1983
Genre Jazz, Soul jazz
Length32:20
Label Doctor Jazz
FW 38447
Producer Lonnie Liston Smith, Marcus Miller
Lonnie Liston Smith chronology
Love Is the Answer
(1980)
Dreams of Tomorrow
(1983)
Silhouettes
(1984)

Dreams of Tomorrow is an album by keyboardist Lonnie Liston Smith, featuring performances recorded and released by the Flying Dutchman label in 1983. [1]

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Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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In his review for AllMusic, Richard S. Ginell stated "little had changed in his music, which remains pleasant, gently funky and deeply into spiritual concerns but not in a heavy way". [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Lonnie Liston Smith except where noted

  1. "A Lonely Way to Be" (Marcus Miller) − 4:33
  2. "Mystic Woman" − 4:38
  3. "The Love I See in Your Eyes" (Miller) − 3:39
  4. "Dreams of Tomorrow" − 4:17
  5. "Never Too Late" (Miller) − 5:19
  6. "Rainbows of Love" − 4:12
  7. "Divine Light" (Lonnie Liston Smith, Sri Chinmoy) − 3:33
  8. "A Garden of Peace" − 3:09

Personnel

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References

  1. Both Sides Now: Doctor Jazz Label Discography, accessed November 31, 2019
  2. 1 2 Ginell, Richard S.. Lonnie Liston Smith: Dreams of Tomorrow – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved November 31, 2019.